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Webster 1913 Edition

Chufa

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Chu′fa

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Noun.
[Sp.]
(Bot.)
A sedgelike plant (
Cyperus esculentus
) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.

Definition 2024

chufa

chufa

See also: chufá, chūfā, and chǔfá

English

Chufa

Noun

chufa ‎(plural chufas)

  1. Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers.

Synonyms

  • chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cyphi ‎(“gallingale perfume”).

Noun

chufa f ‎(plural chufas)

  1. chufa
  2. edible tuber of that plant

Synonyms

Verb

chufa

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of chufar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of chufar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of chufar.

Etymology

Spanish, from Latin cyphi ‎(“gallingale perfume”).

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